Using Nuvolos

How to set up Nuvolos for the practice assignments or for when you need to run code on a remote machine.

⚠️ IMPORTANT: Follow the instructions on this link if you don’t have a Nuvolos Cloud account yet.

Using Nuvolos

If you already have a Nuvolos account, simply go to the Nuvolos website and login using the credentials you provided when you created the Nuvolos account.

1. Access the platform. After logging in, you will be able to access the platform. You will see a screen similar to the one below:

   

   Figure 6. Your Nuvolos frontpage will have a ‘Space’ dedicated to this course.

2. Click on the ‘DS105A-2024’ word to access the Overview page.

   

   Figure 7. The Overview page has a list of all available assignments (if any) at the top and a bit of information about how to use the platform.

Navigate the files

The Operating System you are using on Nuvolos is Linux. This means you will be on an unfamiliar file system. The home directory will be different than the one you discovered on your computer when doing the 📝 W01 Formative Exercise.

💡 Tip: Revisit the 👨🏻‍🏫 W01 Lecture Notes - Topic 2 or rewatch the final 30 minutes of the 🎥 W01 Lecture recording for more context.

When working on the Nuvolos Terminal app, you will have to use UNIX commands – even if your computer runs on Windows. Check the Terminal Cheat Sheet page for a list of the most common UNIX commands.

Click on the ‘Files’ tab to see the files and folders available to you. You can create new files and folders, upload and download files from there.

Run applications like the Terminal or VS Code

Visit the ‘Applications’ tab to see the available apps. You should see the Terminal app enabled by default and eventually other apps like VS Code.

Figure 5. The Applications tab shows the available applications.

💡 Tip: Although the 📝 W01 Formative Exercise assumes you are using the Terminal on your computer, feel free to use the Nuvolos Terminal.

Run Python

Nuvolos already comes with Python installed and pre-configured. Simply open the Terminal or the VS Code app and type python to start the Python interpreter.

💡 Tip: The 📝 W02 Formative Exercise will guide you through running Python scripts on Nuvolos.

Run Jupyter Notebooks

We will run Jupyter Notebooks exclusively via the VS Code application - whether on Nuvolos or on your computer.